# "Wordle," a strangely compelling word game (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** board-card-word-game\ **Created:** [March 25, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659 "2023-03-25T23:59:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 86
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1701 "2023-06-20T16:38:51Z")
Yesterday: Scoredle 4/6\* πŸŸ¨β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ©β¬› 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 AMUSE TONAL VAPOR KAZOO Happy to get this one in four. Took longer than I like to spend on Wordle, however. Today: Wordle 731 3/6 πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬› πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 OLIVE ROAST FROST And, in contrast, a nice quick and easy three, with a lucky/smart second guess. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1702 "2023-06-20T16:40:39Z")
> **Wordle 731 4/6\* 6/20/2023** > > ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ > 🟨🟨🟩🟨⬜ > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > KAZ_O_O β†’ All right then. Think I’ll go for some vowels with two common consonants (I hope they’ll hit…) > _RO_U_T_E β†’ Got 'em both, and eliminated the vowels. Perhaps a single O in the center… and I haven’t tried S yet… > _ST_ **O** _R_Y β†’ TROS? goes nowhere, as does R?OST, but that leaves > **FROST** > > Scoredle says there were eight words left for my fourth guess. I say seven of them were B.S. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1703 "2023-06-20T20:09:59Z")
Happy 3 today. Wordle 731 3/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ¨β¬› β¬›πŸŸ©β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 IRATE BRUNT FROST ---
**Author:** ![SeaSun](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seasun/32/14820_2.png) [@SeaSun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaSun)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1704 "2023-06-21T00:33:56Z")
**Wordle 731 3/6** 🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRACE DRIFT FROST ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1705 "2023-06-21T02:59:18Z")
Wordle 731 3/6\* 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 STEAL HOIST FROST ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1706 "2023-06-21T03:27:31Z")
Wordle 731 4/6 β¬›β¬›β¬›β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ© πŸŸ¨β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 PLANT ROSET SHORT FROST My normal follow-up for plant returning just a green T was crest, but I really would rather check O than C. Came up with roset, and was excited to use it, but in hindsight looks like crest would have done better here. (Then again, I may have guessed grist at 3.) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1707 "2023-06-21T04:01:19Z")
**WEDNESDAY** **JUNE 21st** Wordle 732 2/6\* πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ALONE CRANE Yep. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1708 "2023-06-21T04:31:34Z")
Wordle 732 5/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RATIO SHARE CRAVE CRAZE CRANE With the prior words this month I went for the less likely. ---
**Author:** ![QMatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/aeb1de/32.png) [@QMatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QMatic)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1709 "2023-06-21T05:13:26Z")
Wordle 732 3/6\* 🟨⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ROUTE CRAVE CRANE ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1710 "2023-06-21T09:35:42Z")
Wordle 732 1/6\* 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 CRANE Picked the right day to return to Wordle… ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1711 "2023-06-21T09:40:22Z")
πŸ‘ Wordle 732 5/6\* \begin{aligned} &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt B} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt D} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt G} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt P} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt F} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt M} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[silver,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt T} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[yellow,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ &\bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt C} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt R} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt A} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt N} \bbox[lime,5px,border:1px solid black]{\texttt E} \\ \end{aligned} ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1712 "2023-06-21T10:29:18Z")
> [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](#): > > Picked the right day to return to Wordle… Yay, good for you!! If that’s your favorite starting word, it would have been a shame to miss the day it was the solution. Good timing indeed! ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1713 "2023-06-21T10:37:34Z")
Wordle 732 2/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 55 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 SLANT CRANE This 2 balances out my 5 from a couple days ago. πŸ™‚ Was looking for something that gave me a shot at the 2 that hit most of the letters of my usual second word, CHORE. This popped into my mind, and I didn’t think I’d lose much by giving up the H and the O. And it worked out. πŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1714 "2023-06-21T11:43:48Z")
Wordle 732 5/6 ⬜🟨🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I’m Fred Astaire dancing around the solution again HEART ERASE BRACE CRAVE CRANE ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1715 "2023-06-21T12:21:19Z")
Wordle 732 2/6 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Haven’t had a two in a bit. IRATE CRANE I did β€œcheat a bit” and look at a previous answer list since I knew this could be a slog without it. What I found interesting is Wordlebot needed 5 guesses to answer. In it’s guess list, it used at least two previous answers. I always assumed it knew what was previously used…guess not. ---
**Author:** ![chiliwillybing](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chiliwillybing/32/12394_2.png) [@chiliwillybing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiliwillybing)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1716 "2023-06-21T12:46:05Z")
Look at all the twos and a one! Nice! Wordle 732 3/6 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 RAISE TRACE CRANE ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1717 "2023-06-21T12:58:11Z")
Wordle 732 4/6\* β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© β¬›πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ¨πŸŸ© πŸŸ©πŸŸ©πŸŸ©β¬›πŸŸ© 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 TRADE GRACE CRAVE CRANE Good thing I didn’t see CRAZE. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1718 "2023-06-21T17:05:24Z")
Wordle 732 3/6 πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦β¬›β¬›πŸŸ§ β¬›πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ¦πŸŸ§ 🟧🟧🟧🟧🟧 ANISE DANCE CRANE Had I given it more thought, I might have wanted to try the R instead of D and lucked into a two. Nevertheless, another quick and easy three is always welcome. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1719 "2023-06-21T17:58:11Z")
> **Wordle 732 3/6\* Summer solstice (northern hemisphere) 2023** > > ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ > ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨 > 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 > > F **R** OST β†’ OK, common letters and two vowels. N or L? Two of A, E & I? This has trap written all over it. N or L will have to be 4th or 5th, if 4th should use an E. Could start with B,C,D,G,P… I’ll try to defuse one possible trap early > D **RA** I_N_ β†’ Oh, my. N’s in 4th, tack on an E, and unless you’re a string theorist there’s one letter for the start > **CRANE** > > I didn’t see the spoilerRANK[/spoiler] words, so I’m cool with a 3 here. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659/1720 "2023-06-21T18:21:03Z")
I dont know how to blur, yet, but got it in 2. The first word choice is important. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wordle-a-strangely-compelling-word-game-part-2/981659.md?page=87)